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In memory of Duke of Edinburgh :

Consort of the British Monarch, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, 17th, june 1935. (source : Paris-Match).

Fun And Games - Duke Of Edinburgh At Arundel Castle For Cricket Match AKA Duke Plays Cricket (1953) (source : British Pathé).

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Do you know who won three Roland Garros in one edition ?

Simonne PASSEMARD-MATHIEU (1908 - 1980) was a tennis player in the 1930s. She was mother of two boys born in 1927 (Jean-Pierre) and 1928 (Maurice).

In 1938, she played in Roland Garros, one of the four famous Grand Slam of tennis. She win the Single title against Nelly Landry (FR), then the Double with Billie Yorke (UK) and the Mixed double with Dragutin Mitić (Croatian). She is the only woman succeed that.

She played also a important role in World War II women resistance, she was Captain. And she was founder of the "Corps Féminin Français" a branch of the Free French Forces.

Know more about :

"Simonne Mathieu" (english wikipedia)

"Années 30 : la tenniswoman Simonne Mathieu, de la résilience sportive à la Résistance active" (in French newspaper Libération)

"Simonne Mathieu, la joueuse et militaire tempétueuse célébrée par Roland-Garros" (In French website Slate)

Qui es-tu Simonne ? - Roland-Garros - Le site officiel du Tournoi de Roland-Garros 2021

- Podcasts :

Affaires Sensibles : "Simonne Mathieu : héroïne de la France Libre et championne oubliée" by Fabrice Drouelle, France Inter, (53 min), mars 2021, in French.

L'oeil du Tigre : "Simonne Mathieu : héroïne du tennis et de la Résistance" by Philippe Collin, France Inter, (47 min), septembre 2020, in French.

Au cœur de l'Histoire : qui était Simonne Mathieu ? (Roland-Garros) - YouTube

"Who was Simonne Mathieu ?" by Roland Garros youtube channel (2:31), in French with english subtitles.

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Do you know who is the best field hockey ever ?

Luciana "Lucha" AYMAR was a field hockey player for Argentina (from 1998 to 2014).

Born in Rosario, Argentina (like Messi). Aymar became a national player at 16 during the 1998 Women's Hockey World Cup in Utrecht, Netherlands. She win 2 World Cup on the five she played, the first in Perth (Australia, 2002) and the second in Rosario (Argentina, 2010).

-> Her particularities :

She was elect eight times "FIP Player of the Year" (2001, 2004-2005, 2007-2010 & 2013).

She played 376 matches and scored 150 goals for Argentina.

She was the flag bearer during th 2012 London Summer Olympics.

In 2015, the Rosario Stadium, the same where she win her second world cup was renamed "Estadio Mudialista Luciana Aymar".

She was a ambassabor of the Youth Olympics Games in 2018.

Now, she is a commentator for national TV.

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Know more about :

"La Maga y Las Leonas" (olympics.org)

- Book : "Luciana Aymar" by Luis Calvano, edition AGUILAR, 224p, 2011.

- Documentary : "Lucha" by Ana Quiroga (Netflix), 97 min, 2016. (in spanish with subtitles)

- Her Instagram : @aymarlucha.